The 1976 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas during the 1976 college football season . It was Darrell Royal 's final year as head coach.
Schedule
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 11*
6:30 PM
Boston College
#7
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 13–14
30,476
September 18*
7:30 PM
North Texas State
#19
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 17–14
60,130
October 2
7:30 PM
at Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
W 42–15
57,000
October 9*
3:00 PM
vs. #3 Oklahoma
#16
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout )
ABC
T 6–6
70,032
October 23
7:30 PM
SMU
#13
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W 13–12
50,000
October 30
2:30 PM
at #6 Texas Tech
#15
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry )
L 28–31
53,124
November 6
3:30 PM
#19 Houston
#20
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
L 0–30
77,809
November 13
2:00 PM
at TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
W 34–7
16,523
November 20
2:00 PM
at Baylor
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX
L 10–20
45,500
November 25
7:30 PM
#11 Texas A&M
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry )
ABC
L 3–27
75,000
December 4
7:00 PM
Arkansas
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry )
ABC
W 29–12
49,341
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll .
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Personnel
Coaching staff
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References